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neck. Five toes on all the feet. Tusks arched ; between eight and 

 nine feet in length, and weighing one hundred pounds. Female 

 upwards of eight feet ; usually provided with tusks about four feet 

 in length. Mammae two, placed between the fore legs. 



Gregarious in large troops. Common in the extensive plains and 

 forests of the interior. 



Genus. Hippopotamus. 



8. Hippopotamus A7nphiblus. The Hippopotamus. Sea Cow, or 

 Zeekoe of the Cape Colonists. Imfoobo of the Matabili and Kafirs, 



Between four and five feet high at the shoulder, and from ten to 

 eleven feet long. Body ponderous and shapeless ; legs very short, 

 terminating with four toes. Head thick and square, muzzle broad ; 

 eye very small, placed in a prominence ; ears small, round, and 

 approximated. The upper incisors and canine teeth greatly de- 

 veloped ; the latter forming tusks. Skin rough, hard, and very 

 thick : entirely destitute of hairs, a few scattered bristles on the 

 lips, ears, and tail, excepted. General colour pinkish brown, with 

 freckles on the flanks and belly. Tail twelve inches. 



Female smaller. Mammse two. 



Amphibious. Inhabits the rivers and lakes of the interior. 



Genus. Sus. 



9. Sus Larcatus. The Wild Hog. Bosch Vark of the Cape 

 Colonists. 



Height at the shoulder about two feet four or five inches. Ex- 

 treme length between five and six feet. Four toes on all the feet, 

 the two middle ones only touching the ground. Nose elongated, 

 and cartilaginous. Canine teeth very strong ; those of the upper 

 jaw projecting horizontally, those of the lower, upwards. A 

 tuberous excrescence, covered with coarse hair, upon the chaffron. 

 Colour dirty brown. Bristles very long, especially on the neck and 

 back. Tail slightly tufted, and upwards of a foot in length. 

 Mammae twelve. 



Gregarious. Inhabits the plains and forests. 



